Perry: Debates aren't 'my strong suit'

Rick Perry, after a debate performance in which he didn't put any points on the board, seemed to acknowledge that he wasn't actually going for the gold.

According to a tweet from Lindsey Boerma of CBS News/National Journal, Perry told reporters after he stopped by a debate watch party at Beta Theta Pi at Dartmouth College: "I just try to get up every day and do my job, and debates are not my strong suit."

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The gamble for his team seems to be that he is never going to eclipse Mitt Romney at this particular skill and may earn points for authenticity by simply owning that fact.